• Mobilicom provides integrated cybersecure hardware and software solutions for defense and commercial drones, robotics and autonomous systems.
• Its technologies are designed to support mission-critical communications, reliable connectivity and protection against electronic interference and cyber threats.
• The recent launch of the SwarmiX family expands Mobilicom’s portfolio with high-throughput mesh communications designed for coordinated drones and robotic fleets.

As defense organizations and commercial operators expand their use of unmanned systems, the technologies that keep these platforms connected, secure and operational are becoming increasingly important. Mobilicom (NASDAQ: MOB) addresses these needs through an integrated portfolio of cybersecurity, software and hardware designed for drones, robotics and other autonomous platforms operating in demanding environments.

The company primarily serves original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) developing unmanned platforms for applications where reliable communications and system resilience are essential. Its solutions address several core requirements of autonomous operations, including secure data transmission, robust connectivity and protection against cyber threats and electronic interference. By integrating its technologies at the platform level, Mobilicom aims to establish its solutions within systems deployed across defense and commercial markets.

Mobilicom’s portfolio spans cybersecurity software, communications and networking hardware, and operator control systems, enabling the company to address multiple operational requirements through a connected technology offering. This approach is particularly relevant in environments where communications disruptions or security vulnerabilities could compromise the effectiveness of unmanned systems.

The company reports deployments worldwide and a large customer base, including some of the world’s largest drone manufacturers. These relationships provide a foundation for potential expansion as OEMs develop new platforms and existing customers evaluate additional technologies. Nevertheless, translating this foundation into sustained growth will depend on factors such as new design wins, customer adoption, production volumes and the timing of defense procurement programs.

Mobilicom’s recent product introduction offers a closer look at how the company is extending its capabilities to meet the evolving demands of autonomous operations. The company introduced SwarmiX, a family of secure mesh communications solutions designed to support data-intensive missions involving coordinated drone and robotic fleets.

Expanding Mobilicom’s Secured Autonomy portfolio, SwarmiX is designed to deliver throughput of up to 1 gigabit per second, networking capabilities intended to connect hundreds of nodes, and multi-band spectrum agility across frequencies up to 7 GHz. The product family includes embedded modules for drones and robotics, alongside ruggedized tactical units designed for military personnel, vehicles and launch systems. Onboard computing capabilities are also intended to support cybersecurity functions directly on the module.

These capabilities address the growing complexity of coordinated unmanned operations, in which multiple platforms may need to exchange substantial amounts of information while operating in contested environments. Mobilicom introduced SwarmiX at the Association of the United States Army’s 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., bringing the technology before defense leaders and industry decisionmakers.

For Mobilicom, the opportunity extends beyond a single product launch. As drone and robotics manufacturers increasingly require communications technologies that combine high data throughput, dependable connectivity and embedded security, the company’s broader portfolio and established OEM relationships could create opportunities to expand its role within the unmanned systems market.

Ultimately, Mobilicom’s commercial progress will depend on its ability to convert these capabilities into broader adoption and measurable business results. Its global customer base and expanding technology portfolio provide a foundation to build upon, while future design wins, additional deployments and production growth will remain important indicators for investors evaluating the company’s trajectory.

For more information, visit the company’s website at Mobilicom.com.

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• SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. is developing an integrated quantum computing ecosystem that brings together software orchestration and modular hardware.
• Its Super OS(TM) operating system and Super Nova(TM) quantum computer are designed as complementary components of a broader full-stack approach to hybrid quantum computing.
• The strategy reflects a focus on connecting quantum and classical computing resources within flexible architectures intended to support enterprise, data center and defense applications.

As quantum computing advances toward practical applications, the opportunity extends beyond developing increasingly sophisticated algorithms. Bringing the technology into real-world environments also requires infrastructure capable of coordinating different computing resources, supporting specialized workloads and addressing deployment requirements.

SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. (CSE: QBTQ) (OTCQB: QBTQF) is developing its technology around this broader challenge, pursuing a full-stack approach that pairs software with purpose-built quantum computing hardware. Through what it describes as its Full-Stack Quantum Supercomputing Matrix, the company is working to connect its operating system and hardware initiatives within a more integrated ecosystem.

At the center of this strategy is Super OS(TM), SuperQ’s operating system for hybrid quantum computing. Currently in development, the platform is designed to orchestrate classical computing resources, including central processing units (“CPUs”) and graphics processing units (“GPUs”), alongside quantum processing units (“QPUs”). Its architecture is intended to coordinate these resources through a unified execution layer, with a development roadmap progressing from API-driven solver orchestration toward more direct quantum hardware control.

Complementing this software initiative is Super Nova(TM), SuperQ’s modular quantum computer, also in development. Designed to run Super OS(TM) natively, the system is intended to bring quantum processors and classical computing infrastructure together within a modular architecture. The company’s stated design priorities include flexible hardware configurations, on-site deployment and greater control over sensitive computing environments.

Together, the two initiatives represent a wider vision than a software-only approach: developing the orchestration layer and the computing infrastructure that can work together to support hybrid workloads. Rather than treating software and hardware as separate offerings, SuperQ is pursuing an architecture in which each is designed to complement the other.

This approach could be relevant to organizations exploring quantum computing for complex optimization, financial modeling, scientific research and national security applications, where integration, data control and deployment flexibility can be important considerations.

As SuperQ continues developing Super OS(TM) and Super Nova(TM), its full-stack strategy places the relationship between software and hardware at the center of its efforts to advance practical hybrid quantum computing.

For more information, visit www.SuperQ.co.

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When Stocktwits gathered traders, executives, and financial creators at City Winery in New York City on October 7 for the programming day of Stocktoberfest presented by Tradr ETFs, the agenda was built around two forces the company sees defining how traders find an edge next: agentic trading and social relative strength. Across more than a dozen panels and fireside chats, those two ideas surfaced again and again, alongside sessions on the changing brokerage model, new trading products, and the growing pull of private markets.

Stocktwits Founder and CEO Howard Lindzon opened the programming with a keynote built around a live walkthrough of real historical crowd calls, revealed before the market knew how they would turn out. Lindzon followed with a fireside chat alongside Barry Ritholtz, Chairman and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management.

The agentic theme came into focus in the Agentic Trading & Investing panel, where Lindzon was joined by Jack Keating, CEO of Webull Tech US, and Nadia Asoyan, CFO of Alpaca. The session focused on how AI agents source signal and why community-generated sentiment data matters to them.

That shift reaches public companies too. The IR in the Age of AI panel, featuring Anne Marie Gianutsos, CCO of Stocktwits; Phil De Sousa, CFO of Voyager Technologies; and Paul Prager, Co-Founder and CEO of TeraWulf Inc., looked at how companies now communicate with both human investors and those investors’ AI agents.

Later in the day, Ted Seides of Capital Allocators joined Lindzon for a fireside chat on capital allocation in an AI world, and the closing panel, The World of Narratives & AI Trends, brought Ben Hunt and Michael Parekh to the stage to discuss why institutions increasingly treat the history of retail sentiment as a leading indicator.

The second theme, social relative strength, ran through sessions on how individual investors and creators build an advantage. In Social Arbitrage and the Democratization of Investing, Chris Camillo, Investor and Co-Host of DumbMoney.TV, sat down with Lindzon to explore how social arbitrage has given individual investors a real analytical edge over Wall Street’s traditional information advantages, what that edge is made of, and where it goes from here.

The Building an Audience the Algorithm Can’t Fake panel, with Katie Perry, CMO of zerohash; Douglas Boneparth, President of Bone Fide Wealth; Gautam Shah, CEO of Eras Capital; and Samantha LaDuc, Founder of LaDucTrading.com, brought leading retail voices together on building genuine communities and the kind of trust that cannot be manufactured.

The Brokerage 1.0 → 2.0 panel, with Marisa Ricciardi of The Ricciardi Group, Jack Newhouse of Rothschild Wealth Partners, and Hootie Rashidifard of Hash3, examined why data, sentiment, and distribution, rather than the trading interface itself, are becoming the next competitive moat. Lindzon continued the thread in a fireside chat on the future of brokerage with Anthony Denier, US CEO of Webull.

On the product side, the Leveraged & Inverse ETFs panel featured Michael Eschmann of REX Shares, Bilal Little of Direxion, and Matt Markiewicz of Tradr ETFs discussing tools that let high-conviction traders express a view without margin or options complexity. The Degenerate Economy panel, with Serge Kassardjian of 6th Man Ventures, Dan Kang of DeFi Development Corp., and Ethan Silver, took on why prediction markets and brokers are racing to become each other while crypto exchanges sit caught in the middle.

Private markets drew two sessions. Andrew Krochulick, COO of Nasdaq Private Market, joined Lindzon to discuss the rise of private markets and where they fit in modern portfolios, and Frederik Mijnhardt, CEO and Founder of Secfi, joined him for Valuation Madness: Making Sense of Late-Stage Privates and How to Profit.

For public companies at the smaller end of the market, the Shareholder Strategy for Emerging Tech & Small Caps panel, with Shannon Devine, Linda Montgomery of ZenaTech, Anupam Ghildyal of REalloys, and Katie Perry, focused on how small-cap companies can deliberately build and manage a retail shareholder base as a strategic asset.

The day concluded with closing remarks and a closing reception. Stocktoberfest 2026 was presented by Title Partner Tradr ETFs.

To learn more about Stocktoberfest and stay tuned for next year’s agenda, visit stocktoberfest.stocktwits.com.

• The acquisition adds regulated digital-asset infrastructure to TruGolf’s existing golf simulation technology business.
• Polymath developed Polymesh, a Layer-1 blockchain designed for regulated securities and tokenized real-world assets.
• As of December 31, 2025, Polymath had issued more than $132 million in tokenized assets for over 65 active issuers.
• The combined company plans to pursue two complementary businesses: golf simulation technology and institutional tokenization infrastructure.
• TruGolf Links and Polymath are developing tokenized financing for equipment leasing and fractional franchise ownership, with initiatives targeted for the first quarter of 2027.
• TruGolf has also appointed Natalie Hirsch as Group CFO and COO, while a warrant exercise generated $2.95 million in net proceeds.

TruGolf Holdings (NASDAQ: TRUG), a producer of advanced golf simulation systems for home or entertainment venues, has completed its acquisition of Polymath Research Inc., bringing a blockchain platform designed for regulated financial assets into the publicly traded golf technology company’s business.

Announced October 9, the transaction combines TruGolf’s golf simulation hardware and software operations with Polymath’s infrastructure for issuing and managing tokenized securities. Polymath will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, while TruGolf continues its existing golf technology business (https://ibn.fm/vnhTg).

The deal marks a strategic expansion beyond TruGolf’s established market. Management intends to build a company with two revenue streams: golf technology and institutional digital-asset infrastructure. The acquisition also gives Polymath access to the public capital markets as it seeks to expand adoption of its blockchain among financial institutions and asset issuers.

“TruGolf was built on the idea that technology can open up something that used to feel exclusive. We did it for golf, and Polymath is doing it for capital markets,” said Brenner Adams, TruGolf’s CEO. “Polymath’s team has been building regulated tokenization infrastructure for many years, and today that work sits inside a Nasdaq-listed company with the transparency and accountability that comes with it. We’re proud to give this team a public-market platform at a moment when institutions are finally ready to move.”

Founded in 2017, Polymath has developed technology intended to support the issuance, compliance and lifecycle management of regulated digital securities. Its work includes the ST-20 security token standard and contributions to the ERC-1400 security token standard. The company’s principal infrastructure is Polymesh, a public, permissioned Layer-1 blockchain launched in 2021. Unlike general-purpose blockchain networks, Polymesh was designed specifically for regulated assets, incorporating identity verification, compliance controls, and settlement functions at the protocol level.

According to TruGolf’s announcement, Polymath had issued more than $132 million in tokenized assets for over 65 active issuers as of December 31, 2025. Its ecosystem includes more than 50 partners, and Polymesh achieved SOC 2 Type 1 compliance in 2025.

The acquisition comes as financial institutions increasingly explore blockchain-based infrastructure for traditional financial assets. Data cited in TruGolf’s announcement from RWA.xyz indicated that tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains exceeded $38 billion as of October 1, 2026, held by more than five million investors. The announcement also pointed to activity by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, which reported completing initial live production trades involving tokenized U.S. Treasuries, equities and exchange-traded funds in July.

The transaction offers TruGolf exposure to this market without abandoning its existing operations. The company has spent decades developing indoor golf systems and software, including its E6 CONNECT platform. Its established business provides an operating base while the company seeks to develop a second line of activity.

The companies are already pursuing projects that could connect the two businesses through financing arrangements. TruGolf Links and Polymath are developing an equipment-leasing program funded through tokenized securities, alongside opportunities for qualified franchisees to obtain fractional franchise ownership. The initiatives are targeted for the first quarter of 2027.

TruGolf Links’ regional developers in New Jersey, New York and Illinois represent commitments for more than 100 future locations, according to the company. Those commitments could provide a potential use case for leasing and franchise-financing products, although they should not be treated as 100 operating locations or completed financing transactions. Execution will depend on the development of the programs, applicable securities requirements and demand from eligible investors and franchise participants.

Following the acquisition, Natalie Hirsch was appointed TruGolf’s Group CFO and COO. Hirsch led Polymath as CFO and interim CEO through the transaction and will continue as interim CEO of Polymath. David Hackett also joined TruGolf’s board.

“Tokenization is moving out of the pilot stage, and the institutions leading that shift need infrastructure they can trust with regulated assets. That is what Polymath has spent the past nine years building, and it is why Polymesh was designed with compliance at the protocol level,” Hirsch said. “Joining a Nasdaq-listed company gives us the capital access and public-market discipline to scale with our clients. My focus now is execution: bringing more issuers and more assets onto Polymesh.”

The company additionally reported a warrant exercise agreement dated Oct. 8 that generated $2.95 million in net proceeds, against $3.278 million in stated value. The exercised Series B preferred warrants resulted in the issuance of 3,278 shares of Series B preferred stock, which are convertible into TruGolf Class A common stock subject to applicable beneficial ownership and Nasdaq limitations.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TruGolf.com.

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• Nightfood Holdings is expanding beyond its hospitality robotics roots as it advances initiatives spanning semiconductor equipment, industrial automation and AI-enhanced robotics.
• The formation of TechForce Advanced Manufacturing creates a pathway to pursue automated wafer sorting and optical inspection opportunities tied to semiconductor production.
• CEO Jimmy Chan says the company is focused on turning the technology, partnerships and corporate infrastructure it has assembled into tangible operational achievements and commercial progress.

Artificial intelligence is creating opportunities that extend well beyond the software powering it. As demand for computing infrastructure grows, semiconductor manufacturers face increasingly sophisticated production requirements, while businesses across other industries continue exploring automation to improve operational efficiency. For companies seeking to participate in these developments, the challenge is not simply identifying promising technologies, but building the capabilities and commercial relationships needed to bring them to market.

Nightfood Holdings (OTCQB: NGTF), doing business as TechForce Robotics, is pursuing a strategy that brings several of these opportunities into its broader business. Initially focused on hospitality automation, the company is now advancing initiatives across AI-enhanced robotics, industrial automation, pharmaceutical applications and semiconductor manufacturing.

In an October 8 shareholder update, CEO Jimmy Chan described the progress taking shape across these initiatives, saying the company believes “the foundation we have been building is beginning to come together.” His comments point to a strategy that extends beyond individual robotic products, encompassing manufacturing capabilities, commercial partnerships and the corporate infrastructure needed to support a broader operating platform.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Adds a New Dimension

One of the most tangible developments in this strategy is the formation of TechForce Advanced Manufacturing, Inc., established to pursue a partnership with Taiwan-based JUN LONG MACHINE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.

The planned partnership is intended to expand manufacturing capabilities for automated wafer sorting and Automated Optical Inspection (“AOI”) systems used in semiconductor production and advanced packaging applications, including Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (“CoWoS”) technologies.

These systems address specialized manufacturing requirements involving the handling, identification, sorting and inspection of semiconductor wafers. Their relevance extends to the wider computing infrastructure supporting artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, where semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging play important roles.

Nightfood has targeted initial production and revenue contributions from this initiative during the fourth quarter of 2026. That timeline remains contingent on definitive agreements, operational readiness, customer requirements and applicable revenue-recognition standards.

The opportunity therefore represents more than an expansion into another industry: it gives Nightfood a potential route into a specialized segment of the technology supply chain, complementing its existing focus on robotics and automation. The key milestone will be translating the planned manufacturing relationship into operational capacity, customer deliveries and recognized revenue.

Robotics Commercialization Remains Central

Alongside semiconductor manufacturing, TechForce Robotics continues to advance its efforts to commercialize AI-enhanced robotic systems for industrial and commercial customers.

The company has previously announced a collaboration with NBR Intelligence Pte. Ltd. to evaluate a potential large-scale industrial robotics deployment program. It has also advanced pharmaceutical automation initiatives involving autonomous robots operating in specialized manufacturing environments.

These applications illustrate the range of operational settings in which robotics may be deployed, from industrial workflows to facilities with demanding production requirements. However, identifying applications is only one part of the commercialization process. Pilot programs must progress, customer relationships must mature, and potential deployments must become viable commercial arrangements.

Nightfood’s Robotics-as-a-Service Provider (“RaaSP”) strategy is intended to help address adoption barriers by offering robotic systems through a service-oriented model rather than requiring customers to manage every aspect of ownership and support themselves. This approach also creates the potential for recurring service revenue as deployments expand.

The company has emphasized converting qualified commercial opportunities into revenue-generating deployments. Its NBR initiative remains subject to definitive commercial arrangements, and previously disclosed deployment targets should not be interpreted as committed orders or guaranteed revenue.

Building Beyond Individual Machines

Nightfood’s broader ambitions also involve technology connecting robotic systems and other intelligent devices.

Its proprietary Robotic Connective Network(TM) is designed to support communication and coordinated workflows among autonomous robots, AI systems, sensors, smart devices and operational software. The concept addresses a practical challenge in automation: individual systems may perform specific tasks effectively, yet coordinating equipment across different platforms can introduce additional complexity.

A framework designed to facilitate interoperability could complement the company’s hardware and service initiatives by supporting more coordinated operations. This remains a longer-term technology objective, rather than evidence that every part of a fully integrated automation platform is already operational.

Taken together, Nightfood’s manufacturing initiative, robotics commercialization efforts and connectivity technology reflect an attempt to assemble complementary capabilities under a broader business strategy. Whether that approach ultimately produces a scalable enterprise will depend on execution across these distinct initiatives.

Infrastructure and Execution Will Define the Next Chapter

Chan’s shareholder update also emphasized the importance of corporate infrastructure, including governance, financial reporting, management capabilities and capital markets readiness. The company has said it is pursuing a potential listing on a national securities exchange, subject to applicable requirements, regulatory review and approvals.

These efforts are relevant to Nightfood’s wider ambitions because expanding into multiple technology markets requires more than product development. Manufacturing arrangements must advance, commercial opportunities must be converted into deployments, and internal systems must support the demands of a growing business.

As Chan explained, the company has been working to assemble “the people, technology, partnerships and infrastructure necessary to support our long-term vision.” He also identified the next priority as translating that groundwork into tangible operational achievements and commercial execution.

For Nightfood Holdings, the next chapter will ultimately be measured by its ability to turn a diverse collection of initiatives into functioning operations and demonstrable business progress. Semiconductor manufacturing offers a defined near-term milestone, while robotics commercialization and connected automation represent broader opportunities that will require continued development.

The company’s strategy is taking shape across several fronts. Its next challenge is to demonstrate how those pieces can work together to support sustainable growth.

For more information, visit the company’s website at TechForceRobotics.com.

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• VERAXA is implementing FDA-aligned New Approach Methodologies (“NAMs”) across its preclinical research programs, aiming to improve the relevance of experimental findings to human biology while reducing animal testing.
• The strategy supports development of the company’s BiTAC(R) T-cell engagers, BiTAC-based antibody-drug conjugates and bispecific antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer.
• New three-dimensional spheroid data reportedly reinforce the ability of VERAXA’s models to assess the dual-target specificity of its lead T-cell engager candidates.
• An ex vivo study involving 10 low-passage patient-derived xenograft models of non-small cell lung cancer required about 10 mice, compared with an estimated 200 or more for comparable in vivo efficacy studies.
• The company says its lead BiTAC candidate induced potent T-cell-mediated tumor-cell killing across the tested models, while relevant controls showed minimal activity.

VERAXA Biotech (NASDAQ: VRXA), an emerging leader in designing novel cancer therapies, is expanding its use of human-relevant testing methods across its oncology research programs, seeking to generate more clinically informative preclinical data while reducing the number of animals required for drug development.

In an October 7, 2026, company announcement, the Switzerland-based biotechnology company, with a key financial and regulatory presence in the U.S., outlined its implementation of New Approach Methodologies (“NAMs”), a collection of non-animal research techniques that includes cell-based assays, computational modeling and tissue models (https://ibn.fm/sSk7a). VERAXA said the strategy aligns with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 roadmap encouraging a phased reduction in animal testing in favor of alternative methods.

The initiative is particularly relevant to VERAXA’s BiTAC(R) platform, which is designed to direct immune-cell activity toward cancer cells displaying two selected targets. The company is applying its testing framework to programs involving BiTAC-based T-cell engagers (“TCEs”), antibody-drug conjugates (“ADCs”) and bispecific ADCs.

VERAXA reported that its most advanced BiTAC-TCE program produced initial results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in 2026. According to the company, the candidate performed as intended in laboratory and animal studies, attacking cancer cells expressing both selected target molecules while sparing cells expressing only one.

The company said the candidate demonstrated a safety profile superior to that of a more conventional T-cell engager, while matching its efficacy in the reported studies. If confirmed through further research, that combination could support a more favorable therapeutic index: the relationship between a treatment’s desired effects and its harmful effects.

Conventional T-cell engagers can activate immune cells against tumors but may also affect healthy cells that express a target shared with cancer. VERAXA’s dual-targeting design seeks to make cytotoxic activity conditional on the simultaneous presence of both targets on the same tumor cell. To assess that selectivity, the company has used three-dimensional spheroid models derived from cancer cell lines. Unlike conventional two-dimensional cell cultures, spheroids more closely reproduce aspects of solid-tumor architecture. VERAXA said subsequent experiments across diverse cancer cell lines produced consistent results for T-cell engagement specificity.

The company considers the data supportive of using the spheroid model in investigational new drug (“IND”)-enabling studies, the preclinical work that helps determine whether a drug candidate is ready to be evaluated in humans. 

VERAXA also evaluated its lead BiTAC-TCE and bispecific ADC candidates using an ex vivo panel of 10 low-passage patient-derived xenograft models of non-small cell lung cancer. These models use tumor material that preserves important molecular characteristics and heterogeneity of the original tumors. By dividing available tissue into multiple parallel samples, researchers can examine treatment responses across experimental conditions without conducting a separate animal study for every comparison.

According to VERAXA, the panel required approximately 10 mice in total, compared with an estimated 200 or more for comparable in vivo efficacy studies. The company said the combined BiTAC approach consistently induced potent T-cell-mediated killing across the panel, while relevant controls, including commercial T-cell engagers directed at targets not expressed in the tested models, showed minimal activity.

The findings provide additional preclinical support for the company’s central hypothesis: requiring two target molecules may help direct immune activity more selectively toward cancer cells.  The ex vivo work illustrates how alternative testing methods may reduce animal use while preserving information about tumor biology. Whether the approach can reliably shorten development timelines or reduce overall costs will depend on how the models perform in subsequent studies and how regulators assess the resulting evidence.

The FDA’s evolving position on NAMs has increased the relevance of alternative preclinical methods for biotechnology companies. Such approaches can include organ-on-chip systems, computational tools and human tissue-based assays intended to provide information that conventional animal models may not fully capture.

VERAXA Chief Scientific Officer Christoph Erkel said the company views these methods as both a scientific opportunity and a way to make research practices more sustainable. “We’ve been investing in translational, human-relevant model systems well ahead of the FDA’s 2025 roadmap, and we see this shift as beneficial and a win-win situation for both science and sustainability. Reducing our reliance on animal studies, particularly NHP toxicology testing, allows us to generate more clinically predictive data, move faster, and do so more efficiently and sustainably,” Erkel said.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Veraxa.com.

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Stocktwits, the leading social platform for investors and traders, wrapped Stocktoberfest presented by Tradr ETFs, its flagship annual event, held in New York City from October 5 to 7. This year’s event brought together more than 350 ticketed guests, including 40 financial creators with a combined audience of more than 11 million followers, for three days of networking, entertainment, and conversations with the public company executives shaping today’s markets.

Stocktwits is built around unscripted conversation and relationship-building rather than formal presentations, bringing together top traders, public company executives, content creators, and financial professionals. Attendees and speakers represented a wide range of firms across the investing ecosystem, including Webull, Two Sigma, Cantor Fitzgerald, DraftKings, Cboe, Public, and State Street Investment Management.

The event opened on October 5 with a cocktail reception at Dream Downtown. On October 6, guests headed to Century Country Club in Purchase, New York, for golf, tennis, and pickleball, followed by dinner at Emmett’s on Grove and a comedy takeover at New York Comedy Club. Stocktoberfest closed on October 7 with a full day of programming at City Winery, capped by a closing reception.

Programming at City Winery centered on the two forces Stocktwits sees defining how traders find an edge next: agentic trading and social relative strength. Stocktwits Founder and CEO Howard Lindzon opened the day with a keynote and a fireside chat with Barry Ritholtz, Chairman and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management. More than a dozen panels and fireside chats followed, covering agentic trading and investing, the evolution of the brokerage model, investor relations in the age of AI, social arbitrage, leveraged and inverse ETFs, prediction markets and crypto, creator-led audience building, private markets, small-cap shareholder strategy, capital allocation, and the role of market narratives. Speakers included Chris Camillo, Anthony Denier, Ted Seides, Matt Markiewicz, Paul Prager, and Andrew Krochulick, among many others.

Stocktoberfest 2026 was made possible by Title Partner Tradr ETFs, along with event partners Accutron, Direxion, IBN, MicroSectors, Nasdaq Private Market, REAlloys, Secfi, Voyager Technologies, ZenaTech, ArcStone, Carbon Arc, VanEck, Lowenstein Sandler, Maxim Group, Rothschild Wealth Partners, and Alpaca. Stocktwits thanks each of them for helping bring together the traders, creators, and executives who make the Stocktwits community what it is.

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LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) owns the fully permitted and refurbished Beacon Gold Mill and tailings storage facility in Val-d’Or, Québec and the nearby Swanson Gold Project, which contains the PEA-stage Swanson Gold Deposit and numerous other gold targets.

The Beacon Gold Mill is fully permitted and last operated in early 2023 under a previous operator when the gold price was under US$2,000 per ounce. LaFleur Minerals is working toward restarting gold production at the Beacon Gold Mill in the coming months.

Ocean Partners UK Limited (Ocean Partners – https://ibn.fm/G8NCJ) is a global metals trading and mining finance group formed in 2004, that buys, sells, and tolls base, precious, minor, and specialty metal concentrates, by-products, and residues. Ocean Partners provides short-, medium-, and long-term financing and working capital solutions (such as doré purchase and facility agreements) to mining companies around the world. 

The Ocean Partners team applies its extensive technical commercial and financial experience to create informed, analytical, and creative solutions for the benefit of long-term partners.

LaFleur Minerals and Ocean Partners have signed a definitive gold and silver purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) effective as of October 1, 2026. Ocean Partners conducted thorough due diligence on LaFleur Minerals’ assets including a detailed site visit to the Beacon Gold Mill and Swanson Gold Project in early October. The terms of the Agreement include: 

• Ocean Partners establishing a commercial framework for the purchase of gold and silver doré produced from the company’s planned bulk sample at its Swanson Gold Project to be processed at its Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d’Or, Québec.
• LaFleur Minerals may request a working capital advance of up to US$5 million from January 1, 2027, to support the mining and processing of the bulk sample, which bears interest at three-month CME SOFR plus 7.50%, and is repayable through deductions against payments for gold and silver deliveries.

Key Terms of the Agreement

Under the Agreement, LaFleur Minerals will sell to Ocean Partners 100% of the gold and silver produced from the Swanson bulk sample, delivered as doré, or where required by the selected refinery, as refined gold and silver, subject to a minimum delivery commitment. Pricing is based on prevailing LBMA gold and silver prices, less customary refining charges.

The working capital advance of up to US$5 million may be drawn in full, at the company’s option and subject to customary conditions, from January 1, 2027, and may be repaid early without penalty. The advance is not secured by any of the company’s assets, and the Beacon Gold Mill remains 100% owned by LaFleur Minerals, free of royalties or other encumbrances. No arrangement or facility fees, equity or warrants are payable in connection with the advance, which is repayable from gold and silver deliveries from the bulk sample.

Advancing the Swanson Gold Project and Beacon Gold Mill Strategy

LaFleur Minerals’ strategy is focused on advancing its Swanson Gold Project and leveraging its wholly owned Beacon Gold Mill to establish a pathway toward gold production in Québec’s Abitibi Gold Belt.

The Agreement with Ocean Partners is intended to support the company’s efforts to advance mining and processing activities of the bulk sample allowing the company to further evaluate and advance the Swanson Gold Project towards eventual production. Through its integrated mine-to-mill strategy, LaFleur Minerals intends to capitalize on its mineral assets and existing processing infrastructure while continuing to advance project development and operational readiness.

Importance Of Ocean Partners Agreement

LaFleur Minerals is nearing the commencement of gold production at its Beacon Gold Mill and this agreement is further validation of the company’s bulk sampling plan and eventual gold production in the upcoming months. Ocean Partners is a mining industry-respected commodities trading company, and their deep due diligence and subsequent gold and silver purchase agreement further validates the company’s business model and value in its fully permitted and refurbished Beacon Gold Mill.

LaFleur Minerals CEO, Andrew Elinesky commented:

“Entering into this definitive agreement with Ocean Partners is an important step for LaFleur Minerals’ development of the Swanson Gold Project and Beacon Gold Mill. Our focus is on advancing the Swanson Gold Project in a disciplined manner, leveraging our existing processing infrastructure, and establishing a pathway toward gold production. We believe that establishing this partnership with Ocean Partners is an important component of our broader mine-to-mill strategy as we continue to progress our development plans in the Abitibi Gold Belt.”

Qualified Person Statement

The scientific and technical information contained in this article has been reviewed and approved by Marc Ducharme, P.Geo. (OGQ), Vice President of Exploration of LaFleur Minerals, who is a “qualified person” as defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Cautionary Note Regarding Production Decision

The company has not made a production decision based on a feasibility study of mineral reserves demonstrating economic and technical viability. Accordingly, there is increased uncertainty and specific economic and technical risk of failure associated with the planned bulk sample and any future production, including that anticipated tonnages, grades, metallurgical recoveries, costs and production rates may not be realized.

For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.LaFleurMinerals.com.

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• Nightfood Holdings is advancing semiconductor manufacturing initiatives, with initial production and revenue targeted for Q4 2026, subject to definitive agreements and operational requirements.
• TechForce Robotics continues to pursue commercial opportunities across industrial robotics and pharmaceutical automation through its AI-enhanced platform and Robotics-as-a-Service model.
• The company is strengthening its corporate infrastructure and governance as it works toward its next stage of growth.

Nightfood Holdings (OTCQB: NGTF), doing business as TechForce Robotics, is advancing a multifaceted growth strategy that brings together artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced manufacturing. In an October 8 shareholder update, the company highlighted progress across its principal business initiatives, underscoring its efforts to translate recent strategic developments into commercial opportunities.

A key component of this strategy is semiconductor manufacturing. Through the formation of TechForce Advanced Manufacturing Inc., Nightfood is pursuing an advanced manufacturing partnership with Taiwan-based JUN LONG MACHINE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. The planned collaboration is intended to expand production capabilities for automated wafer sorters and automated optical inspection (“AOI”) systems used in semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging.

Nightfood is targeting initial production and revenue contribution during calendar Q4 2026, subject to definitive agreements, operational readiness, customer requirements and applicable revenue recognition standards. The initiative could provide the company with an additional avenue for participating in the manufacturing ecosystem supporting artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

Alongside its manufacturing ambitions, TechForce Robotics continues to develop and commercialize AI-enhanced robotic solutions for commercial and industrial environments. Its initiatives include a collaboration with NBR Intelligence Pte. Ltd. to evaluate a potential large-scale industrial robotics deployment program, as well as work in pharmaceutical automation involving autonomous robotic systems in specialized manufacturing environments. The NBR initiative remains subject to definitive commercial arrangements, and previously disclosed deployment targets do not represent committed orders or guaranteed revenue.

These opportunities complement TechForce’s Robotics-as-a-Service Provider (“RaaSP”) model, which is designed to reduce the upfront costs and operational complexity associated with automation adoption. Under this approach, customers can access robotic systems alongside deployment, maintenance, technical support and ongoing optimization, creating opportunities for longer-term service relationships and recurring revenue as commercial deployments expand.

The company’s broader technology strategy also extends beyond individual machines. Its proprietary Robotic Connective Network(TM) is designed to enable robots, artificial intelligence systems, sensors and operational software to communicate and coordinate tasks. By accounting for factors such as proximity, workload, battery levels and equipment capabilities, the patent-pending technology aims to support more coordinated automated operations.

Nightfood is also working to strengthen the corporate foundation supporting its expanding operations. Recent initiatives include changes to board and committee structures, expanded management capabilities and additional industry advisory resources. Management has reiterated its interest in pursuing a potential national securities exchange listing, subject to applicable requirements, regulatory review and approvals.

Together, these developments reflect Nightfood’s efforts to build a diversified technology platform spanning service robotics, industrial automation and semiconductor manufacturing. As the company advances its partnerships and commercialization initiatives, execution against operational milestones will be important in determining how effectively its expanding portfolio translates into tangible business results.

For more information, visit the company’s website at TechForceRobotics.com.

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• The agreements cover 12 officers, directors, consultants and advisors, with each arrangement based on $240,000 in contractual compensation.
• The preferred-stock terms establish staged conversion eligibility and quarterly limits, potentially providing greater structure around future common-share issuance.
• The $2.88 million figure represents the maximum contractual compensation covered, not a confirmed reduction in recorded liabilities; accounting treatment remains under review.
• The company is transitioning from JV CPA Inc. to prospective successor auditor MBP Global LLP, whose acceptance and onboarding process is still underway.
• The capital restructuring and auditor transition form part of American Fusion’s(TM) preparations for institutional financing and a planned national securities exchange listing.

American Fusion(TM) (OTCBQ: AMFN), a developer of next-generation fusion energy technologies, is restructuring up to $2.88 million in stock-based compensation obligations into long-term preferred equity as it works to organize its capital structure ahead of a planned national securities exchange listing and potential institutional financing.

The company announced on October 7, 2026, that agreements covering 12 officers, directors, consultants and advisors would exchange existing compensation rights for Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. Each agreement has a contractual compensation basis of $240,000, with issuance of up to 288,000 preferred shares subject to applicable earning and exchange provisions (https://ibn.fm/4c2ZM).

According to the company’s announcement, the transaction requires no cash payment from either party. American Fusion(TM) said the restructuring is intended to clarify compensation commitments and establish a defined schedule for conversion into common stock.

The $2.88 million represents the maximum contractual amount covered by the agreements; it is not a stated reduction in liabilities on the company’s balance sheet. The accounting treatment and financial-statement effects remain subject to review.

The Series C structure sets conditions governing when holders may convert preferred shares into common stock. Conversion eligibility begins in the first full calendar quarter after the later of full vesting under the underlying compensation agreement and the earlier of two events: the 20th trading day after a national securities exchange listing, or nine months after the original issue date.

Once eligible, holders may convert up to 30% of their original entitlement in each of the first three quarters. The remaining balance becomes eligible for conversion in the fourth quarter. Unused quarterly allowances do not carry forward.

Each preferred share is initially convertible into one common share, subject to adjustments under the Certificate of Designation. Beneficial ownership restrictions initially limit a holder to 4.99% ownership, although a holder may increase that threshold to no more than 9.99% with at least 61 days’ notice. A separate provision caps voting rights on an as-converted basis at 4.99%.

The preferred shares carry a contractual face value of $10. That figure does not represent a forecast or guarantee of the market price of American Fusion(TM) common stock.

The agreements also provide that holders cannot require the company to redeem the preferred shares. American Fusion(TM) has a limited repurchase option at 125% of face value before the earlier of a national exchange listing or nine months after the original issue date. The agreements specify September 30, 2026, as their effective date. Their eventual impact on the share count will depend on vesting and conversion eligibility.

American Fusion(TM) is also changing its independent registered public accounting firm. JV CPA Inc., a Houston-based accounting firm, resigned effective October 1, 2026, citing health reasons. In its regulatory disclosure, the company stated that there had been no disagreements with JV CPA regarding accounting principles or practices, financial-statement disclosure, or audit scope and procedures during the periods covered. 

American Fusion(TM) is working to engage MBP Global LLP as its successor auditor. The prospective firm is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and has more than 40 years of operating history, according to the company. The proposed engagement would include an audit of American Fusion’s(TM) consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2026, as well as a review of interim financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

MBP Global’s client acceptance and onboarding procedures remain underway. The firm has not formally accepted the engagement, so completion of the transition should not yet be treated as assured.

“We’re prioritizing the information and coordination MBP Global needs to complete its acceptance process and begin the interim review,” said Brent Nelson, Executive Chairman. “As our operations grow more complex, strong and timely financial reporting is central to preparing for institutional financing and a planned exchange listing.”

American Fusion(TM) is an advanced energy platform company focused on developing fusion technology through its wholly owned subsidiary, Kepler Fusion Technologies. Its principal platform is the Texatron(TM) Fusion Engine(TM), which the company intends to develop for modular deployment in industrial and other energy-intensive applications. The potential commercial opportunity is linked to demand for dependable electricity, including from industrial facilities and other users facing grid constraints. 

The company is also developing a proposed direct magnetic-to-electric conversion system. The concept aims to capture energy from charged particles through conversion mechanisms rather than relying solely on conventional approaches to extracting energy from fusion reactions. The system remains under development and has not yet been demonstrated as a commercial power-generation technology.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.AmericanFusionEnergy.com.

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